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obstinate

obstinate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word obstinate

Definition
(verb) persist stubbornly
Example Sentence
  • he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Definition
(adj) tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms : stubborn , unregenerate
Definition
(adj) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Synonyms : cussed , obdurate , unrepentant
Definition
(adj) resistant to guidance or discipline
Synonyms : contrary , perverse , wayward
Example Sentence
  • Mary Mary quite contrary
  • an obstinate child with a violent temper
  • a perverse mood
  • wayward behavior

Memory aid to help you memorize this

obs+tin+ate he ate tin so he is stubborn fellow as he is hard to control
31        5
ob+stin+ate.. stin means to stand.. and a stubborn person will always stand by his view..
20        9
obs+tin(ate), obsessive teens,they are stubborn,hard to control
7        0
ob-steyn-ate.. remember dale steyn.. hez a very stubborn bowler. keeps staring nd taunting at batsmen
3        3
un - abstain (unable to control )
2        2
A tin is hard so obs 'tin' ate .. hard headed
2        0
sounds like ABSTAIN from change of opinion;unyielding
1        0
to b thin stubborn not to ate
0        0

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